Bidgeemia, New South Wales

Bidgeemia New South Wales
Bidgeemia
Coordinates	35°26′24″S 146°25′48″E
Population	95 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2642
Location	569 km (354 mi) from Sydney 105 km (65 mi) from Albury 21 km (13 mi) from Urana 19 km (12 mi) from Urangeline East[2]
LGA(s)	Lockhart Shire
County	Urana
State electorate(s)	Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)	Riverina

Bidgeemia is a rural community in the central part of the Riverina. By road it is about nineteen kilometres west of Urangeline East and twenty-one kilometres east of Urana.

Bidgeemia Public School closed in 1972 but there still exist a public Hall and a shared church, which held its last service.^[3] Bidgeemia Post Office opened on 1 November 1922 and closed in 1955.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bidgeemia (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
2. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Bidgeemia". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.

The Bidgeemia public School closed in 1972 and the building was moved away. There still exists a public hall and a "shared" church which recently held its last service. (May 2012) There is also a galvanised iron shed which houses the Bidgeemia Fire Brigade's fire engine.